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International
Take-out
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. Casual restaurant with full bar and outdoor patio seating in downtown Burlington. Vegan options are clearly marked on the menu and includes nachos with vegan cashew cheese, burger with vegan cheese, buffalo seitan sandwich with vegan ranch, cashew alfredo with vegan parmesan, and more. Dessert menu features a vegan cheesecake, and a small kids menu offers a vegan burger with vegan cheese. Open Mon-Thu 5:00pm-10:00pm, Fri-Sat 11:30am-12:00am, Sun 11:30am-10:00pm.


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34 Reviews

First Review by dwells

turtleveg

Points +1649

Vegan
28 May 2022

Several options

Casual but full service restaurant with friendly staff. Several vegan options listed on menu. We tried just a few of the Small Plates options. Black bean fritters, green beans, and bok choy. Good flavors and we enjoyed the experience. The all-veg restaurants in Burlington are superior but this is one of the better omni places.

Cdveg

Points +52

Vegan
25 Apr 2022

Delicious

The food was really good. Got takeout; order was ready quickly. Everyone was nice.

Pros: Good vegan options

alicexyl

Points +564

Vegan
22 Feb 2022

Vegan-friendly, great atmosphere

Staff was quite friendly. Restaurant was lively while still had seating without reservation.

Appreciated that they had many vegan items, and they were clearly marked on the menu. Got the grilled sausage sandwich with Beyond Meat bratwurst and greens. Enjoyed the fresh ingredients and flavors!

Updated from previous review on 2022-02-22

Pros: Many vegan options, clearly marked, Friendly prompt service, Fun atmosphere

Vegan_ACL

Points +2607

Vegan
08 Sep 2021

Decent options

Their menu is clearly marked with vegan and GF items and they definitely have a handful of delicious looking vegan choices. I got the large plate of cauliflower but it was a bit under cooked and still hard in the stem parts (which I get takes much longer than the florets). All and all the flavors were good and it was a fair amount of food. Staff was nice but only as much as they had to be. For the price it isn’t out of this world but I’d be willing to go back to try one of the other vegan options.

SableStrout

Points +1260

Vegan
07 Sep 2021

Delicious food & Drinks

I would gladly eat here again! So many labeled vegan options with lots of variety of dishes. I got a more expensive cauliflower steak and my husband opted for a casual sandwich and we could pick our own dinner vibe! The drinks were also fabulous. I wish I could give this place 5 stars! Oh and the vegan nachos were DELICIOUS!

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Labeled vegan options , Delicious flavors and varieties of vegan dishes

Cons: Not entirely vegan

EvaJRunner

Points +93

Vegan
06 Sep 2021

Decent vegan options

We had the burger and nachos. The sauce on the burger was a bit odd, not our favorite. The nachos had a house made cashew cheese, I would have preferred a regular vegan melted cheese instead. Not terrible, but menu could use some work.

Pros: Vegan options labeled , Fries were good

Cons: Not much offered , Not super friendly environment

tofubroad

24 Oct 2021

I agree. Not terrible, but the menu could use some work.

dwells

Points +2356

Vegan
19 Jul 2021

Lots of vegan options with unique choices

The Daily Planet is one of the few omnivore restaurants that really puts some thought and effort into their vegan options, as opposed to the “here’s your plain salad and veggie burger, now get out” approach that so many other restaurants opt for. Instead, you’ll be a bit more warmly greeted by a menu that’s around 30% vegan or so, with those options clearly marked. They’re good options, too: cashew-based alfredo with vegan parm, cashew cheese sauce nachos, buffalo seitan, a vegan muffuletta (!), and others.

I went for the cashew alfredo and was really happy with it (can’t say no to anything that includes Brussels sprouts), and had started off with the seared cauliflower with pickled beets and tomato pumpkin seed hummus was also a solid choice. The cauliflower could’ve used a bit more crisping, but the hummus was so good that I can forgive cauliflower that isn’t exactly my preference. My omni company got something non-vegan I don’t remember, but they raved about it, so it seems like a great option if you’ve got a mixed group.

As for atmosphere, it’s somewhere in the realm of hip eclectic casual — a good fit for Burlington — without venturing over into hipster pretentious territory. The wait staff were all super pleasant and the full bar features a large and well-selected draught beer selection, plus a menu of cocktails and mocktails. Between food and drink, you’ve got enough choices to please most people without being too much. Certainly worth checking out if you’re in town!




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